1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait; Gandalf)
New Zealand • 1 Dollar • Aluminium bronze • 2012
- Denomination
- 1 Dollar
- Issuer
- New Zealand
- Struck
- 2012
- Composition
- Aluminium bronze
- Currency
- Dollar
- Weight
- 20 g
- Diameter
- 39 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 366
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Where it came from
The 2012 New Zealand one-dollar Gandalf coin was issued by the New Zealand Post as part of a commemorative legal tender series celebrating the release of the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Struck by the New Zealand Mint, these coins were produced under license to mark New Zealand’s deep cultural connection to Middle-earth, as the films directed by Peter Jackson were filmed entirely within the country.
The design features the character Gandalf the Grey, as portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen, rendered in full color on the reverse side. The obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, serving as the official head of state portrait for New Zealand coinage. These coins were aimed primarily at numismatic collectors and fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, receiving significant attention for their departure from traditional coin aesthetics through the use of vibrant, detailed cinematic imagery.
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